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Ms. Elder's employees currently work four 10-hour shifts per week in her packaging department. They ship boxes to stores filled with packages of lotion. The human resources department collected the average number of boxes packed each hour for four 10-hour shifts to determine the productivity over the 10 hours of work. Hour Average number of Вохes | (hundreds) 1st 25 2nd 28 zrd 23 4th 24 5th 20 6th 18 7th 17 8th 15 9th 10 10th 8 a) Use the Desmos app to draw a scatter plot and determine the equation of best fit for the table of values given. Submit a picture of the graph đrawn. b) Describe the correlation of the data (Include the words: weak or strong, positive, or negative, linear, or non-linear) c) Mrs. Elder is thinking of having the workers do five 8-hour shifts instead of four 10-hour shifts based on the data. Why would she think it is a good idea?

Ms. Elder's employees currently work four 10-hour shifts per week in her packaging department. They ship boxes to stores filled with packages of lotion. The human resources department collected the average number of boxes packed each hour for four 10-hour shifts to determine the productivity over the 10 hours of work. Hour Average number of Вохes | (hundreds) 1st 25 2nd 28 zrd 23 4th 24 5th 20 6th 18 7th 17 8th 15 9th 10 10th 8 a) Use the Desmos app to draw a scatter plot and determine the equation of best fit for the table of values given. Submit a picture of the graph đrawn. b) Describe the correlation of the data (Include the words: weak or strong, positive, or negative, linear, or non-linear) c) Mrs. Elder is thinking of having the workers do five 8-hour shifts instead of four 10-hour shifts based on the data. Why would she think it is a good idea?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
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ISBN:9780395977224
Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole
Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole
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Ms. Elder's employees currently work four 10-hour shifts per week in her packaging department. They ship boxes to stores filled with packages of lotion. The human resources department collected the average number of boxes packed each hour for four 10-hour shifts to determine the productivity over the 10 hours of work. Hour |Average number of Воxes (hundreds) 1st 25 2nd 28 3rd 23 4th 24 5th 20 18 7th 17 gth 15 9th 10 10th a) Use the Desmos app to draw a scatter plot and determine the equation of best fit for the table of values given. Submit a picture of the graph drawn. b) Describe the correlation of the data (Include the words: weak or strong, positive, or negative, linear, or non-linear) c) Mrs. Elder is thinking of having the workers do five 8-hour shifts instead of four 10-hour shifts based on the data. Why would she think it is a good idea?
Transcribed Image Text:Ms. Elder's employees currently work four 10-hour shifts per week in her packaging department. They ship boxes to stores filled with packages of lotion. The human resources department collected the average number of boxes packed each hour for four 10-hour shifts to determine the productivity over the 10 hours of work. Hour |Average number of Воxes (hundreds) 1st 25 2nd 28 3rd 23 4th 24 5th 20 18 7th 17 gth 15 9th 10 10th a) Use the Desmos app to draw a scatter plot and determine the equation of best fit for the table of values given. Submit a picture of the graph drawn. b) Describe the correlation of the data (Include the words: weak or strong, positive, or negative, linear, or non-linear) c) Mrs. Elder is thinking of having the workers do five 8-hour shifts instead of four 10-hour shifts based on the data. Why would she think it is a good idea?
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